Word Information

Compulsion

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Definitions for Compulsion

noun
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
Synonyms
irresistible impulse
Examples
  1. he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident
noun
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
Synonyms
Examples
  1. her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
noun
using force to cause something to occur
Synonyms
Examples
  1. though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game
  2. they didn't have to use coercion

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